Napoleon Grills will launch two new premium barbecues. The two Prestige PRO models – the Prestige PRO825RSIB and Prestige PRO665RSIB – benefit from significant enhancements and there are major upgrades for two current models.

UK sales manager Martin Sobey says consumers at the premium end of the market have money to spend on the right tool for the job and appear to have been unaffected by the difficult economic climate. “Napoleon is constantly enhancing and improving its range so it makes sound business sense to develop more premium products for 2015,” he added.

The Prestige PRO665 benefits from eight burners, including five stainless steel main burners, an infrared rotisserie burner, an infrared side burner and an integrated smoker tray. With a heat output of up to 99,000 BTUs and a substantial cooking surface, it will retail around £3000.

The Prestige PRO825 is dual lidded and benefits from ten burners and real cooking flexibility; four stainless steel main burners, an integrated wood chip smoker, rear infrared rotisserie burner, a dedicated built-in SIZZLE ZONE with two infrared bottom burners and a stainless steel tube warming burner in between.

A newly developed side burner combines both an inner circular ceramic infrared burner with an outer flame ring burner for great cooking versatility. It can also accommodate a wok. Heat output is up to 123,000 BTUs and the total grilling area is one of the company’s largest. This top-spec model will retail at around £4,200.